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Fazl Urges Institutions to Stay within Concerns of PML-Q, MQM Are

their Constitutional Limits Addressed, Alliance with PTI Survives

Fazl further said that the strug-
gle against the government will con-
tinue.
Speaking on the occasion,
Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party
(PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan
Achakzai said that Pakistan was
sinking due to our own mistakes as
we failed to establish a truly people’s
government in the country.
“We fought for this country be-
cause we consider Pakistan as our
motherland,” he added. “You could
be jailed for talking about the con-
stitution in this country.”
He said that a round table con-
ference will have to be convened for
supremacy of the constitution. “We
are out [on the streets] to save this
“Questions are also being raised on our judiciary. We (civilians) have to run this country,” Mehmood said, adding
country and its institutions,” Fazl said, while addressing a public gathering held at that the country was caught playing The MQM had sought inclusion of two bills in the agenda of the joint sitting. They
Quetta’s Hockey Chowk ground a “dangerous game”. are Hyderabad University Bill-2021 and Amendment in Census Bill-2021, under
President National Party Dr which constituencies of the national and provincial assemblies in Karachi would be
Quetta: Reiterating his earlier to overseas Pakistanis and the use of Abdul Malik Baloch said that the re-demarcated
tance, the head of Pakistan Demo- electronic voting machines – which country will remain backward till Islamabad: The ‘disgruntled’ allies islations in the house with their
cratic Movement (PDM) and Jamiat the overnment managed to pass in the supremacy of the constitution of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-In- support,” Fawad Chaudhry said.
Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Amir, Mau- a joint sitting or parliament earlier and parliament. saf — Muttahida Qaumi Movement Responding to a query about
lana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday in the day. “For the first time in history, (MQM) and the Pakistan Muslim the opposition’s claim that its
urged the state institutions to “stay JUI-F chief said that he didn’t people are selling their children due League-Quaid (PML-Q) — decided members were being asked not to
within their constitutional limits”. care about the laws regarding elec- to high prices,” said Baloch, adding on Tuesday to vote for the bills to be attend the joint sitting, the minis-
“Questions are also being toral reforms. “Only a fraudulent that the PDM movement was aimed tabled in a joint session of the parlia- ter said: “I think the opposition’s
raised on our judiciary. We (civil- government can talk about such re- at achieving the supremacy of peo- ment on Wednesday after their con- hopes of sabotaging the legisla-
ians) have to run this country and forms,” he added. ple and democracy. cerns were addressed by the prime tion have been dashed.”
its institutions,” Fazl said, while ad- He said that instead of fulfilling Criticizing the government’s minister. On the other hand, Pakistan
dressing a public gathering held at the promise of giving five million negotiations with IMF, he wondered After this development, Democratic Movement presi-
Quetta’s Hockey Chowk ground. houses and 10 million jobs, the PTI what would happen when the in- Prime Minister Imran Khan ap- dent Maulana Fazlur Rehman
“A bill is being formulated to government was demolishing many ternational financial institutions peared optimistic about getting said members of some opposition
bring SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) homes. “We will not disappoint the stopped giving loans to Pakistan one over two dozen bills passed dur- parties had received phone calls,
directly under IMF,” he said, refer- nation. The country should have a day.He maintained that the PDM ing the joint sitting of the parlia- dissuading them from attending
ring to the Elections (Amendment) constitutional and democratic rule,” will never accept the electronic vot- ment. the joint sitting. However, he did
Bill, 2021 — granting voting rights he asserted. ing system. The opposition, on the other not say who was contacting the
Opposition to Remember EVM Bill Auction hand, appea¬red demoralized opposition members.
and claimed that its parliamen-
Federal Information Tech-
‘Defeat’ for Years to Come: Fawad of Nawaz’s tarians were getting phone calls in nology Minister Syed Aminul
which they were being dissuaded
Haq, who is from the MQM,
Properties Stayed from attending the session. said the government had assured
Islamabad: Federal Minister for “When a sportsman steps his party that all its reservations
into a playing field, he always be- would be addressed.
Iformation and Broadcasting Fawad Lahore: The Board of Revenue lieves in winning,” Prime Minis- Regarding the use of EVMs,
Chaudhry said on Wednesday the (BoR) member (judicial VII) has ter Khan said while responding Mr Haq said the MQM had
opposition will remember today’s stayed the auction of two proper- to a question from a reporter in sought assurances from the gov-
“historic defeat” on crucial legisla- ties owned by former prime minis- the corridors of the Parliament ernment that transparency and
tive issues for a long time to come. ter Nawaz Sharif. The auction was House on Tuesday. Mr Khan security of votes would not be
The statement came hours after scheduled to be held on Nov 19. spent a busy day in the Parliament compromised. “We were assured
the government achieved crucial vic- The member, Muhammad House, meeting a number of par- that our reservations in this re-
tory in the parliament’s joint session Yaqoob, issued the stay order on an liamentarians hailing from the gard would be looked into,” he
as it managed to pass the Elections application filed by Abdul Aziz and PTI, MQM, PML-Q and Grand added.
(Amendment) Bill, 2021, granting against the Senate chairman. other claimants of the properties in Democratic Alliance (GDA), who The IT minister said the gov-
voting rights to overseas Pakistanis “These people now know where question. The Lahore division addi- assured him of their support in ernment would also introduce
and the use of electronic voting ma- they stand after today’s verdict which tional commissioner (revenue) had getting the bills passed. the Hyderabad University Bill-
chines. is in favor of the ruling party.” on Oct 29 ordered auction of the According to Informa- 2021 and Amendment in Census
The opposition, in protest, Fawad said amongst the legisla- properties to recover the fine of £8 tion Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Bill-2021, as per the demand of
tore copies of the day’s agenda and tions was electronic voting machines million imposed on Mr Sharif by tri- around 28 bills were to be pre- the Karachi-based party.
walked out of the session in protest. (EVMs) and giving overseas Paki- al courts in two references of the Na- sented during the joint sitting, When contacted, PML-Q
The bill on the use of EVMs was ear- stanis the right to vote. tional Accountability Bureau (NAB). including the most controversial spokesman Kamil Ali Agha said
lier deferred at the request of Adviser “The historic legislation also The district government had one related to the use of elec- the government had accepted
to the Prime Minister on Parliamen- included anti-rape and pro-women also put up notices at the properties tronic voting machines (EVMs) their demands and assured his
tary Affairs Babar Awan but was later and children amendments. It will al- regarding the Nov 19 sale.The ag- in the next general elections and party of taking it on board in
put up for a vote. low formation of special courts and grieved persons filed a revision peti- giving voting rights to overseas the decision-making process. Mr
“We had invited the opposition investigations cells against rape, and tion against the auction along with Pakistanis. Agha said the government had
earlier to come on common grounds law for heirship for women.” a civil miscellaneous application for In a give-and-take deal, the postponed the scheduled joint
and move forward in unison,” Fawad These laws will lay the founda- granting status quo in the case. Ad- MQM, which had been accus- sitting of the parliament on Nov
said while speaking to the media tion of long-term benefits for the vocate Chaudhry Iqbal Ahmad Khan ing the government of failing to 11, and realized that it could not
outside the parliament house. country, he remarked. completed his arguments on behalf control price hike, has managed run without the support of its al-
“But they refused our offer and According to the minister, the of the petitioners before the member to win the prime minister’s as- lies.
today it has been proven once again legislation also exposed truth for (judicial VII) during hearing on Nov surance of getting their demands “If the government deceives
that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) those projecting an alleged distance 11. fulfilled. us again we will have a right to
is the biggest political party of the between PTI and the institutions. The BoR member in his order The MQM had sought inclu- leave the ruling coalition,” he
country.” “The elements are waging a noted that prima facie counsel for the sion of two bills in the agenda of said, adding that once the prime
According to the minister, the confrontation against the govern- petitioners had satisfied the court to the joint sitting. They are Hyder- minister had accepted PML-Q’s
opposition could only muster a few ment and institutions, one after an- establish his case for granting status abad University Bill-2021 and demands, how could it quit the
votes in response to the 223 votes other,” he opined. “Those who rely quo. Amend¬ment in Census Bill- government.
shown by PTI in the Senate and the on other’s shoulders are telling us “The balance of convenience lies 2021, under which constituencies Meanwhile, the National
National Assembly. about how to indulge in politics. All in favor of the petitioner,” the mem- of the national and provincial as- Assembly Secretariat issued a
“This sheds light on the fact that political dwarfs have united under ber observed, allowing the stay appli- semblies in Karachi would be re- 50-point agenda for the joint sit-
we, at the moment, enjoy a full ma- one alliance known as the Pakistan cation and suspended the operation demarcated. ting which included 29 bills and
jority in the NA as well as Senate.” Democratic Movement,” he added. of the impugned order passed by the “The government has ad- a reference against the decision of
The opposition, he added, was Fawad urged the opposition to additional commissioner (revenue) dressed the reservations of the the Council of Common Interests
under the impression they would change their strategy and move for- till the next hearing on Dec 15. coalition partners, and we will regarding Census-2017.
bring a no-confidence motion ward together on the legislation. now carry out the pending leg-
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